PIA08634: On a Pedestal
This image from NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows a pedestal crater in the Eumenides Dorsum region of Mars.
 Target Name:  Mars
 Is a satellite of:  Sol (our sun)
 Mission:  Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) 
 Spacecraft:  Mars Global Surveyor Orbiter
 Instrument:  Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) 
 Product Size:  836 x 2160 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Malin Space Science Systems 
 Producer ID:  MOC2-1539  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA08634.tif (1.808 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA08634.jpg (273.8 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

30 July 2006
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a pedestal crater in the Eumenides Dorsum region of Mars. The rocky ejecta from this crater protected the underlying material from being eroded away by wind, leaving the crater standing high above the surrounding plains.

Location near: 11.9°N, 156.5°W
Image width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from: upper left
Season: Northern Spring

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

Image Addition Date:
2006-07-30